Petra Conference of Nobel Laureates: 2005-2008


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In this picture released by the Jordanian Royal Palace, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, also known as Abu Mazen, right, shakes hands with Jordan's King Abdullah, during a conference of Nobel Prize laureates in the ancient city of Petra, Jordan, Thursday June 22, 2006. (AP Photo/Yousef Allan)


In this picture released by the Jordanian Royal Palace , Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, right, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, also known as Abu Mazen, left, attend a breakfast hosted by Jordan's King Abdullah, center, during a conference of Nobel Prize laureates in the ancient city of Petra, Jordan, Thursday June 22, 2006. Ther meeting is the first between the two since Olmert took office in January, but officials said there would be no formal talks between them at the Jordan conference.(AP Photo/Yousef Allan)


Pictures from Petra
 
Petra III

Petra Gets Ready to Host Participants in Noble Laureates Conference

Petra, May 13 (Petra) – The ancient city of Petra is getting ready to host Jordan guests who will participate in Noble Laureates Conference. Petra

Petra III to launch science fund

A science fund to support scientific projects and research in the region will be launched at the upcoming conference of Nobel laureates in Petra, a senior official said on Wednesday.

"This fund will assist academic and scientific institutions in the region in general, to carry out necessary research and studies that will reflect on sustainable development," Deputy Director of the King Abdullah II Fund for Development Bassem Awadallah told Al Rai and The Jordan Times yesterday. MENA FN

Youth from around the Middle East will have a leading voice at this year's conference of Nobel Laureates in Petra, Jordan from May 15-16.

. . . This year's event will have a prominent focus on youth that will also extend to a discussion of how to enhance educational opportunities for youth in the Middle East, in particular by overcoming the information deficit.

The focus on youth reflects a broader concern in the region to create systems and structures that can ensure a high quality of life and opportunities for the region's largest youth cohort in history as it comes of age. Today, more than half the region's population is below the age of 18. Ameinfo
 
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Jordan's King Abdullah II met Israel's embattled Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Tuesday in an effort to sell a sweeping peace initiative.
Olmert arrived in this ancient city for a rare high-level meeting on the sidelines of a conference involving Nobel Laureates and Israeli and Arab youth on ways to solve conflicts in the Mideast.
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AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah will today address an audience of Nobel laureates and key world figures and celebrities at the inauguration of “Petra III: Building a Better World.”
A total of 44 Nobel winners will attend the two-day conference, including Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary General and a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize; Johann Deisenhofer, a Nobel Prize laureate in chemistry; Richard Axel, a Nobel Prize laureate in physiology; Robert Merton, a Nobel Prize laureate in economics; John Maxwell Coetzee, a Nobel Prize laureate in literature and Norman F. Ramsey, a Nobel Prize winner in physics.
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An excellent article on the Petra conference, a must read for anybody interested in the conference

Commentary: The peacemakers are back
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Claude Salhani, Middle East Times
May 15, 2007


PETRA, Jordan -- They gathered again, the peacemakers, coming from every corner of the world to the historic Nabbatean city of Petra in Jordan for the third conference named after the magnificent ancient relic from the past.

They came again this year, as they have the last two years, at the behest of Jordan's King Abdullah II and Elie Wiesel. They are among the best minds on the planet - Nobel Laureates and leaders in politics, business, and other specialized fields of industry.
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Thanks Little Star for all these beautiful pictures and informations :flowers: :flowers: .
 
asturiana said:
Thanks Little Star for all these beautiful pictures and informations :flowers: :flowers: .
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You're welcome!

I just hope there are more photos of the evening gala this time. Last time there were so few and even they were blurry in quality.
 
Images from the opening of Petra III

King Abdullah II drives himself to the conference with his Minister of information
King Abdullah and Queen Rania – arrival
King Abdullah and Queen Rania – receiving guests
King Abdullah and Queen Rania – receiving guests 2
King Abdullah
Queen Rania 1
Queen Rania 2
Queen Rania 3
Queen Rania 4
Queen Rania 5
King Abdullah and Queen Rania with Elie Wiesel
King Abdullah and Queen Rania sit down for a chat with Elie Wiesel and Kofi Annan
King Abdullah and Queen Rania listen to Elie Wiesel
Queen Rania with Richard Attias, CEO of Publicis Events


From the conference: (Polfoto)
Nobel peace prize Laureate Elie Wiesel, center greets Jordanian King Abdullah II, left as U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, right looks on during the opening session of the Nobel laureates conference meetings in the ancient city of Petra, Jordan Tuesday, May 15, 2007. (AP Photo/Nasser)

Israeli Vice Premier and Nobel laureate Shimon Peres, right and former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, left, attend a session of the conference.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, left and Elie Wiesel, a Nobel laureate take part in a session of the Nobel laureates conference meetings in the ancient city of Petra, Jordan Tuesday, May 15, 2007. Olmert arrived in Petra for a rare high-level meeting with Abdullah on the sidelines of a conference involving Nobel Laureates and Israeli and Arab youth on ways to solve conflicts in the Mideast. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
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King Abdullah
King Abdullah - speech
Kofi Annan – speech
 
Central focus must be future of young people — King

PETRA — His Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday inaugurated the Nobel laureates conference, urging the Nobel Prize winners to employ their experience to provide young people in the Middle East with tools to build their future and acquire useful knowledge.
Addressing participants at “Petra III: Building a Better World,” held in the Kingdom for the third consecutive year, the Monarch said it was necessary to prepare real initiatives in areas of concern — education, economic progress, health and the environment — to help the youth in the region.
“More than half of our region’s population is below the age of 18. This represents a significant generation coming of age. These young people are the ones who will shape the future. It is for them I wish to speak today,” the Monarch said. Jordan Times

Conflict, economic hurdles consuming lives, hopes of millions in region — King

Bismillah Al Rahman Al Rahim,

Elie, Kofi, distinguished participants,

Nobel laureates change the world with a simple question — “What if?”
What if peace groups work together across the divides? What if there is a new way to give poor people economic power in their lives? What if the marvels of molecular science, laser optics and much, much more can be unlocked? What new possibilities for life would these discoveries create?

My friends,
The combined abilities in this room to imagine, create and produce solutions are immense. We, in Jordan, are honoured to have so many of the world’s great minds come to us today — Nobel laureates in peace, literature, physics, medicine, chemistry, and economics. We are also honoured to have many other thought leaders come to us today from throughout the Middle East and beyond. We are honoured that so many world-renowned leaders from the public and private sectors are also able to join us at this forum. Rest of the Speech

Help youth end conflict, Nobel laureates urged

“We are witnessing a rare opportunity and this is truly good to be able to sit down with Palestinian and Israeli students to discuss our mutual concerns,” said 27-year-old Israeli university student Assaf Dahrhaft.
Nisreen Mohamed, 25, who works in a Palestinian media organisation, said Arabs were fed up with war and hardship. “It is time our political leaders sit around the table of negotiations and find us a way out of this conflict.” Gulf Times
 
I like the idea behind the event.I think some persones in ME must hear the voices of those Nobel Laureates.
 
THE Petra Nobel Laureates conference unfolded for the third year in this historic Jordanian town without a hitch; but what should have been smooth sailing ran into troubled waters with somewhat of a controversy arising at the closing session.
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Ilana Meallem and Mazen Zoabi left a recent morning meeting with Jordan's King Abdullah II smiling. The king had just proposed the formation of a regional science fund, and they were certain they would have access to it.
The two Israelis -- project managers at the Arava Institute, an environmental study and research center in southern Israel -- were among a small group of people in their 20s from Israel, the West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and other Arab countries occupying a visible role at a conference of Nobel laureates in Petra.

Regional Conference at Petra Bolsters Environmentalists | The Jewish Exponent
 
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Petra IV - June 17-19, 2008

Noble Laureates Conference takes place in June under Royal Patronage

Amman, May 12 (Petra) - Advancing access to science education as a critical driver of economic growth and social progress, will be the central topic at the conference of Nobel Laureates this spring, which will be held under the patronage of His Majesty King Abdullah II.

More than 30 Nobel Laureates will meet in Petra, Jordan, from June 17-19 to lend their insights to addressing this issue. The attendees also will consider the best learning and teaching strategies that are already being implemented in worldwide education.

. . . Among this year's participants in the three-day conference are the Dalai Lama, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, President of Croatia Stjepan Mesi? and President of Senegal and Chairman of the Organization of the Islamic Conference Abdoulaye Wade. News
 
King to address 4th Nobel Prize Laureates conference</STRONG>

Petra, June 17(Petra)—His Majesty King Abdullah II will tomorrow open the 4th Nobel Prize Laureates conference with the participation of 380 political, economic, Academic and youth figures.
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I hope see this year pictures from dinner. The last year I only saw them in TV.​
 
King : the single-most important step is peace
Petra, June 18(Petra)—His Majesty King Abdullah II affirmed that "the single-most important step is peace: a comprehensive settlement of the Arab-Israeli conflict".​
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Pics via Yahoo
Jordan's King Abdullah (L) listens to Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel during the opening of the fourth Petra Conference of Nobel Laureates June 18, 2008
Jordan's King Abdullah speaks at the fourth Petra Conference ... - Yahoo! News Photos
Holocaust Remembrance Day - Yahoo! News Photos

Jordan's King Abdullah (L) listens to Nobel Peace Prize ... - Yahoo! News Photos
 
A handout picture released by Israeli government press office shows Israeli President Shimon Peres (L) greeting Jordanian King Abdullah II and Queen Rania at the Petra Conference of Nobel Laureates in the world heritage site of Petra in southern Jordan on June 18, 2008. Jordan's King Abdullah II warned in a speech to the conference of 29 Nobel laureates whose main focus is the global food crisis and other development issues that failure to create an independent Palestinian state this year would be a "serious mistake," calling for a stable Middle East.
A handout picture released by the Israeli government press office shows Israeli President and Nobel Laureate Shimon Peres (2nd L) posing for a photograph with Jordanian King Abdullah II (C), Queen Rania (2nd R), Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel (L) and his wife Marion (R) at the Petra Conference of Nobel Laureates in the world heritage site of Petra in southern Jordan on June 18, 2008.
King Abdullah and Queen Rania pose with Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade and his wife, Vivian Wade.
 
Fourth Petra Conference of Nobel Laureates concludes

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Finally we don´t see gala pictures.
 
June 18, 2008 - pictures and articles from Petra

King : the single-most important step is peace

Petra, June 18(Petra)—His Majesty King Abdullah II affirmed that "the single-most important step is peace: a comprehensive settlement of the Arab-Israeli conflict".

In his remarks at the opening of the 4th Petra Nobel laureates conference attended by Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah, the king said:" It would be a serious mistake to miss the opportunities we have this year: to establish, finally, a sovereign, independent, and viable Palestinian state ... along with a secure and recognized Israel ... in a region that is unified, at peace, and ready to move forward. This work, the work of peace and progress, should have all our support'. News
King meets participants in Petra Conference for Nobel Laureates

His Majesty King Abdullah II met on Wednesday with Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade, on the sidelines of the fourth Petra Conference for Nobel Laureates, and discussed the bilateral ties and ways of bolstering them in the various domains.
. . . King Abdullah received Arab League Secretary General Amr Mousa
. . . His Majesty the King also met with Croatian President Stjepan Mesic
. . . In a separate meeting, His Majesty received Israeli President Shimon Perez, who took part in the opening cession as a winner of Noble Award for Peace. News
King calls on youth to play active role to encounter regional challenges

In a meeting with 50 young people from the regional countries who participated in the Petra Conference for Nobel Laureates on Wednesday, His Majesty the said the challenges require the readiness of youth to cooperate among themselves and institutionalizing such cooperation at the level of peoples in the region.

On Jordan's experiment in the field of youth cooperation, King Abdullah said, "We have a successful experiment at the national level with the Jordan's Youth Commission 'We Are All Jordan' as all youth worked together to contribute to building the future." News
 
no photos from gala dinner:ermm:
usually there some lovely photos of king and QRania from gala dinner.
 
Thanks for the photos and information, hopefully there will be some photos of the gala that appear in the future. I seem to remember this happening before.
 
Mademoiselle Lilo said:
no photos from gala dinner:ermm:
usually there some lovely photos of king and QRania from gala dinner.
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No. We only see gala pics from 2005 and 2006. Last year I only saw Queen Rania´s dress in TV not pics.
 
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Does anyone know if the Petra conference is taking place this year?
It usually takes place in June but I’ve heard nothing about it so far.
 
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